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HCA Healthcare HCA Quick ratio

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1.8×-0.1×
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1.3×-0.4×
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1.2×+0.1×
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0.7×0.0×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$19.1B+4.3%
Net income$1.6B+0.6%
EPS (diluted)$7.15+10.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$940.0M-11.3%
Total debt$49.8B+7.3%
Total equity-$6.3B-79.1%
Total assets$61.5B+2.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.0B+22.0%
CapEx$1.1B+12.9%
Free cash flow$895.0M+35.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$83.23B+24.4%
Enterprise value$132.13B+18.6%
P/E12.3×+0.7×
P/S1.1×+0.2×

Profitability

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Net margin8.9%+0.8pp
FCF margin10.4%+3.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-138.3%
Debt / equity132.8×
Current ratio0.8×-0.4×

Where this comes from

Calculated from HCA Healthcare’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: HCA Healthcare’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is HCA Healthcare's quick ratio?
HCA Healthcare (HCA) reported quick ratio of 0.7× in Q1 2026.
How has HCA Healthcare's quick ratio changed year-over-year?
HCA Healthcare's quick ratio decreased by 29.7% year-over-year, from 1.1× to 0.7×.
What is the long-term trend for HCA Healthcare's quick ratio?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), HCA Healthcare's quick ratio has grown at a -6.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 1.2× to 0.9×.
What does quick ratio mean?
Can the company cover short-term bills without having to sell inventory first?
How do you interpret quick ratio?
More conservative than the current ratio. A wide gap between the two flags heavy reliance on inventory to meet near-term obligations.
How does quick ratio compare across companies?
Most informative for inventory-heavy businesses; converges with the current ratio for firms that carry little inventory.